Author: Mac Watson
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The Super Bowl is not just another sports contest, it’s an international event that encompasses almost anything a viewer would want in a spectacle. It’s got a (hopefully) competitive NFL football game, wickedly creative and sometimes moving commercials. But sandwiched in between the advertising and the two halves of the game is the all-important halftime…
John Wetzel, a business counselor with Impact 307, spoke about a business contest that is open to anyone in the Bighorn Basin. It’s the Park County Start-Up Challenge. This will be an annual event to promote and encourage entrepreneurship in the Bighorn Basin. Applicants will be challenged with coming up with an innovative business idea…
Rulon Gardner is one of the most iconic athletes to come from the Cowboy State, growing up on a dairy farm in Afton. After being out of wrestling for many years, he is training to go back to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. A 1989 Star Valley graduate, Gardner defeated Aleksandr Karelin, nicknamed “The…
Corri Siggins and Jody Oliver, from the Women Empowerment Campaign, spoke about how the non-profit’s mission is to embolden and empower women and keep the community safe using knowledge as their greatest weapon. They also spoke about how they hold three to four workshops a year and have frank conversations about cybersecurity, situational awareness, escape…
Lisa Peterman, executive director of Crisis Intervention Services, spoke about how they have moved into a temporary place in the old Marathon building and will be there for a number of months as they move forward with their project that will allow them to have more services. Lisa is optimistic and says it’s through grant…
Exuberant Springsteen, E St. Band launch 1st tour in 6 years By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It’s been six years since Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band embarked on a major tour. Judging by the first show Wednesday night in Tampa, Florida, you’d never know it. The Boss and his…
Larry French and Larry Dodge, citizens of Park County, have come up with a food preparedness plan for Park County. They estimate that the project would cost about 663 thousand dollars and would store bushels of corn, wheat, oats and beans. That comes to about 15 hundred tons of food for the 30 thousand people…
Jacob Haslem, founder of Kodiak Pest Control, has started a group called Big Horn Freedom Quest that supports Operation Underground Railroad. OUR rescues people who are being trafficked for sex. Sex trafficking is more than a billion-dollar industry worldwide and it happens all over the United States, including at big-time events like the Super Bowl.…
Deni Hirsh, Chief Development Officer for Forward Cody, spoke about what Forward Cody does for the community, their vision for 2023, and why membership is so important. Deni also talked about her background in fundraising and grant writing which helps her in her current role as a development officer.
Todd Bray, President, Dan Boehm, Secretary and Treasurer, and Josh Foster, Board Member from Downrange Warriors spoke about how they have branched out their program to include first responders and law enforcement, not just veterans. They have a campaign called Stop the Bleeding which is working on stopping vets and first responders from self-isolating behaviors.…